aṇḍakaṭāha

aṇḍakaṭāha Tatpur. m. (-haḥ) The shell of the mundane egg.

E. aṇḍa (see brahmāṇḍa) and kaṭāha.

aṇḍa—kaṭāha m. the shell of the mundane egg, VP.

aṇḍakaṭāha (aṇḍa + aṭāha) m. die Schale des Welteis VP. 202.

aṇḍakaṭāha BHĀG. P. 5, 17, 1.

aṇḍakaṭāha m. die Schale des Welteis VP. 2,4,96.

aṇḍakaṭāha na0 aṇḍaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ kaṭāhamiva prāṇijāta-
kṛtakarmapākasādhanatvāt . śubhāśubhakarmapākasādhane brahmāṇḍa
golake . “tadbrahmāṇḍakaṭāhasaṃpuṭataṭe” iti si0 śi0 go0 .

Aṇḍakaṭāha — consisting of Bhūrloka, Bhuvaḥ, Suvar,

Mahar, Jana, Tapa and Satya; all in the shape of an umbrella,

each covered by ten Prakṛtis more than the preceding.¹ A

shell of egg encircling the dark regions beyond the Lokāloka;

encircled by water ten times the earth in space; waters

encompassed on the outer surface by fire, fire by air; air

by sky; sky by Anger of elements; and that by intellect; the

last girt by chief principle, Ananta.² [Footnote] 1) Vā. 50. 78-81. [Footnote] 2) Vi. II. 4. 95: 7. 22-5.

AṆḌAKAṬĀHA . The entire universe consisting of the

fourteen worlds, which are: Bhūloka, Bhuvarloka,

Svarloka, Maharloka, Janarloka, Tapoloka, Satyaloka,

Pātāla, Rasātala, Mahātala, Talātala, Sutala, Vitala,

Atala.